畏畏縮縮

畏畏縮縮

Chinese

		to fear	to fear	to withdraw; to pull back; to contract to withdraw; to pull back; to contract; to shrink; to reduce	to withdraw; to pull back; to contract to withdraw; to pull back; to contract; to shrink; to reduce
trad. (畏畏縮縮)		畏	畏	縮	縮
simp. (畏畏缩缩)		畏	畏	缩	缩
AABB-type reduplication of 畏縮／畏缩 (wèisuō).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): wèiwèisuōsuō

  (Zhuyin): ㄨㄟˋ ㄨㄟˋ ㄙㄨㄛ ㄙㄨㄛ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): wai³ wai³ suk¹ suk¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: wèiwèisuōsuō
    • Zhuyin: ㄨㄟˋ ㄨㄟˋ ㄙㄨㄛ ㄙㄨㄛ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: weyweysuosuo
    • Tongyong Pinyin: wèiwèisuosuo
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /weɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ weɪ̯⁵¹ swɔ⁵⁵ swɔ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: wai³ wai³ suk¹ suk¹
    • Yale: wai wai sūk sūk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: wai³ wai³ suk⁷ suk⁷
    • Guangdong Romanization: wei³ wei³ sug¹ sug¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /wɐi̯³³ wɐi̯³³ sʊk̚⁵ sʊk̚⁵/

Adjective

畏畏縮縮

1. timid; lacking courage; cowardly